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Classic Albums ☆ BBC TV

by: BBC

Publication date: 2001

Topics: Classic Albums, BBC, Rock Documentary, Rock n' Roll, N.Y Garage Rock, Rock, Proto-Punk, Punk, Anti-Rock, After-Punk, Sex, Drugs & Rock n' Roll, Pop, Bubbles, Tities & Beers

Language: English

Item Size: 40.1G

Classic Albums is a British documentary series about pop, rock and heavy metal albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.

The TV series was made by Isis Productions and distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. It is shown on various broadcasters including BBC, ITV, Sky Arts, VH1 and VH1 Classic. They are also available on DVD. The show is similar in structure to VH1's short-lived 2001 series Ultimate Albums.

The music, and its production, is dissected by the musicians and/or producer playing the multitrack recordings and singling out tracks that one does not usually consciously hear when listening to the music, giving insight into the way the sound is built up. Also, the individual musicians play back pieces, which are then blended with the original recording. Almost all songs are dealt with, focusing almost entirely on the music itself, how it was composed/realised. Personal aspects of the band or members are occasionally dealt with, but mostly only if they serve this purpose.

TV episodes are 50 minutes long but the DVD releases contain much additional material. All the releases in this series are done with the co-operation and full authorisation of the artists involved. The series producers are Nick de Grunwald and Martin R Smith. Various directors have been used for the series but the majority of the programmes have been directed by Bob Smeaton, Matthew Longfellow and Jeremy Marre.

The television series is unrelated to a radio show devised by radio producer John Pidgeon as a vehicle for Roger Scott, following the disc jockey's move from Capital Radio to BBC Radio 1 in 1988. The first hour-long series, produced independently by Pidgeon and Scott, opened with Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms in May 1989, followed by The Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet, Genesis' Invisible Touch, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, The Who's Who's Next, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, The Police's Synchronicity, Eagles' Hotel California and U2's The Joshua Tree. Scott died of cancer five months later, and the second series aired posthumously. Further programmes were presented by Richard Skinner.

The first episode of Classic Albums was actually a documentary called "The Making of Sgt. Pepper". This documentary focused on The Beatles' landmark album and was produced in much the same way as the Classic Albums series. Isis Productions and Nick de Grunwald helped co-produce this documentary and it helped lay the template for the Classic Albums series. It aired in 1992 both on the Disney Channel in the United States and ITV's The South Bank Show in the UK

Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original language: English
No. of episodes: 45 (TV episodes)
Running time: 45–50 minutes
Production companies: Isis Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment
Distributor: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Release: Original network: BBC
ITV, Sky Arts, VH1/VH1 Classic
Original release: 1992 -2021

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"Classic Albums" est un émission de TV anglaise diffusée sur le Channel 4 de la BBC. Les albums y sont décortiqués sur un table de mixage en compagnie des acteurs de l'époque de l’enregistrement, (quant ils sont encore vivant!) ... De nombreux interviews et images d'archives de qualité sont aussi là pour nous accompagner..

Y sont ici rassemblées 38 émissions...et ça change tout le temps.!!! 😃 😎
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ACDC ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Back In Black
Amy Winehouse ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Back to Black
Black Sabbath ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Paranoid
Bob Marley & The Wailers ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Catch A Fire
Cream ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Disraeli Gears
Deep Purple ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Machine Head
Def Leppard ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Hysteria
Elton John ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elvis Presley ☆ Classic Albums ☆
Fleetwood Mac ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Rumours
Frank Zappa ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Apostrophe & Over-Nite Sensation
Grateful Dead ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Anthem To Beauty
Iron Maiden ☆ Classic Albums ☆ The.Number Of The Beast
Jimi Hendrix ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Electric Ladyland
John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band☆ Classic Albums
Lou Reed ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Transformer
Metallica ☆ Classic Albums ☆ The Black Album
Motorhead ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Ace Of Spade
Nirvana ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Nervermind
Paul McCartney and Wings ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Band on the Run
Pink Floyd ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Dark Side Of The Moon
Rush ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Moving Pictures
Sex Pistols ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Never Mind The Bollocks
The Doors ☆ Classic Albums ☆ The Doors
The Who ☆ Classic Albums ☆ Who's Next